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DRC’s Tshisekedi tasks PM with plan to save struggling national airline/in /by
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix Tshisekedi, has instructed the relevant authorities to develop a new strategic plan aimed at reviving the national airline, Congo Airways.
At least 13 children killed in strike on Sudanese hospital, WHO confirms/in /by
At least 64 people were killed in a strike on a hospital in Sudan’s western Darfur region, the World Health Organization said on Saturday. 13 children were among the dead.
US and Iran trade threats over Strait of Hormuz standoff/in /by
President Donald Trump has warned that the United States will “obliterate” power plants in Iran if the Islamic Republic doesn’t fully open the strategic Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours, and Iranian missiles struck two cities near Israel’s main nuclear research center.
US troops in Nigeria using drones to detect and disrupt terrorist activity/in /by
US military trainers deployed to Nigeria are using high-powered drones for surveillance and intelligence gathering, the Nigerian military said on Saturday.
Presidents of Kenya and Uganda launch next phase of cross-border railway/in /by
Kenya and Uganda take a major step towards regional integration, launching a new phase of the Standard Gauge Railway aimed at linking East Africa to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
AES calls for simultaneous mobilisation to condemn EU resolution on Niger’s ex-president/in /by
Civil society organisations in Niger have condemned a European Union resolution demanding the release of the country’s former president. They're calling for a simultaneous mobilisation in Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali to protest the move.
Germany pulls embassy staff out of Niger citing concerns over growing jihadist violence/in /by
Germany said on Friday it had temporarily pulled its diplomatic staff out of Niger because of the security situation in the west African nation, which is wracked by jihadist violence.
Chad to deploy 800 troops to Haiti’s Gang Suppression Force as Kenya steps back/in /by
Chad is getting ready to deploy some 800 police officers to Haiti. They’ll join an international effort aimed at tackling widespread gang activity in the Caribbean nation.
Elon Musk misled shareholders in effort to drive down Twitter stock price, jury finds/in /by
A federal jury in California found Friday that tech titan Elon Musk misled Twitter shareholders in an effort to drive down the company's share price as he was poised to buy it in a $44 billion deal.
A new threat to global shipping as Yemen’s Houthis threaten to close vital Bab el-Mandeb Strait/in /by
Yemen's Houthis are considering to block the Bab el-Mandeb Strait to ships from aggressor countries against members of the so-called "axis of resistance."